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Ähtäri Zoo
Ähtäri Zoo, located in South Ostrobothnia, Finland, is a 60-hectare EAZA-accredited institution first opened in 1973. It is most famous for housing giant pandas *Ailuropoda melanoleuca* Jin Bao Bao and Hua Bao, who arrived in 2018 under the Sino-Finnish Giant Panda Conservation Cooperation Agreement in partnership with the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The zoo’s collection includes over 70 species, many of which are listed on the IUCN Red List, including gray wolves *Canis lupus*, Eurasian lynx *Lynx lynx*, wolverines *Gulo gulo*, and Arctic foxes *Vulpes lagopus*, with
Ähtäri Zoo houses giant pandas under international loan agreement with the China Conservation and Research Center, as part of the cooperative panda diplomacy and ex-situ conservation network.
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Recorded moments
Archive timeline at Ähtäri Zoo
Hua Bao transferred to ahtari_zoo
Hua Bao (华豹) arrived at Ähtäri Zoo in Finland alongside Jin Bao Bao for a 15-year conservation partnership. He returned to China in November 2024.
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Coordinates: 62.5394 N, 24.1804 E
Sources and references
- [1] Ähtärin eläinpuisto – MesiZoo (Official)
Official site of Ähtäri Zoo (redirect target from ahtarizoo.fi), verified 2026-10-16. States the zoo was founded in 1973 and was closed to visitors in Oct 2025 due to bankruptcy, then reopened under a new operator.
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About Ähtäri Zoo
Ähtäri Zoo, located in South Ostrobothnia, Finland, is a 60-hectare EAZA-accredited institution first opened in 1973. It is most famous for housing giant pandas Ailuropoda melanoleuca Jin Bao Bao and Hua Bao, who arrived in 2018 under the Sino-Finnish Giant Panda Conservation Cooperation Agreement in partnership with the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The zoo’s collection includes over 70 species, many of which are listed on the IUCN Red List, including gray wolves Canis lupus, Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx, wolverines Gulo gulo, and Arctic foxes Vulpes lagopus, with